The team – built around speed and veteran pitching – will have ups and downs for the young team, Ritchie said. But the second-year head coach will rely on seniors like pitcher Aaron Weisberg to snap the Colonials out of inevitable funks on their way to another A-10 tournament appearance.

The University rolled out the new iHousing portal Thursday. GW Housing designed the new website to function in more browsers and be easier to navigate. It only makes sense to bulk up the housing survey at the same time.

So far, the online submissions range from the criminally uncreative “George Washington Hall” to the vaguely aquatic “Colonial Cove.” But none of these ideas capture the true essence of the future hall.